The EFF has published its review and “several problems unfortunately remain.” The kiosks continue to collect and store technical information, which includes IP addresses, anonymized MAC addresses, device type, and device identifiers for up to 60 days and footage captured from the cameras are retained for 7 days.

The storage life is more than enough time for LinkNYC to deanonymize the data by crunching it with purchased data from data brokers.

All of us need to do our part by speaking up and taking action for change to happen. Email rethinklinknyc@riseup.net to learn how to join the rethink movement.

About Us

We are a group of concerned citizens from a variety of backgrounds who see opposition to LinkNYC as a non-partisan issue. We believe that all New Yorkers will share our strong suspicion of this program when they are better informed. We named our fledgling movement RethinkLinkNYC, because we believe that this program needs to be rethought, and quickly. Free Wi-Fi should really be free, and citizens— not corporations—must have the freedom to decide if and when our data is used.